Denise Richards has been awarded temporary custody of ex-husband
Charlie Sheen’s twin sons after social workers removed them from the care of their
mother,
Brooke Mueller. Richards — an actress and model who has daughters
Sam, 9, and
Lola, 7, with actor Sheen, as well as adopted daughter
Eloise, 2 — will also take on the care of Sheen and Mueller’s 4-year-old twins,
Bob and
Max. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services removed the
boys from Mueller’s home on Thursday afternoon because of allegations that her drug use is
jeopardizing the children’s safety. “Brooke was given many opportunities by social workers to clean
up her act,” a source told MSN. Friends hope the move will shock Mueller into beating her cocaine
addiction. Richards, 42, has cared for the twins in the past when Mueller went to rehab, and she
has said her children love the boys. A court hearing has been set for next week to seek a more
permanent solution. It’s unclear (really?) why Sheen wasn’t given custody of Bob and Max.